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Rita Dale, far right

Jackie Sharp and Mr. Stone, front row

A photograph of several people in front of the sign for the Fries Methodist Church, which says "Jesus! Zero Defects".

Homer Lineberry (Shift Manager, Winding 2nd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation), Betty Akers (Zero Defects Achievment Award Winner), Hobert Akers (Husband), Lisa and Sherri Akers (Daughters), H. D. Kingsmore (President,…

Gene Taylor (Shift Manager, Carding 3rd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Raymond Sapp (Award Winner)

Early Doss (Shift Manager, Weaving, 1st Shift), Ralph Vaughan (Award Winner), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Rose Vaughan (Mother of Ralph), Jack Bowman (Weaving Mill Manager)

A page from a mill ledger recording employee's membership dues for the Fries, Va. Y.M.C.A., seperated by mill department.

Wayne Kirby is at the front of a line in front of a table

A map of the area set aside for the right-of-way for Highway 94.

A photograph of a mill-employed nurse administering a shot to another employee, with a line of others waiting behind her.

Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording the hours worked by individual employees.

A photograph of the weaving department of the Fries Mill in front of a calendar indicating that they had gone one year without injury on the job.

A photograph of six young women in matching cheerleading outfits, on a stage with pompoms.

A handwritten sketch and description of the boundaries and past owners of a parcel of land to be acquired by the Washington Mills Company.

A Fries Mill employee holds a baby.

A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

Three men stand together, facing the camera, in front of textile machinery.

A letter from a pharmacist in Galax, VA, reporting on unpayed accounts of mill employees for prescription drugs.

The Fries Textile Mill oversaw the local YMCA as well, including the interior design of the building. Here, we see plans for redecorating the public spaces, dated May 24th, 1949.

The Fries Textile Mill oversaw the local YMCA as well, including the interior design of the building. Here, we see plans for redecorating the public spaces, dated May 24th, 1949.

The Fries Textile Mill oversaw the local YMCA as well, including the interior design of the building. Here, we see plans for redecorating the public spaces, dated May 24th, 1949.

A document from a electoral judge for the Town of Fries, Va.

A photograph of two mill employees responsible for transferring yarn bobbins from one stage to another.

A photograph of Frank Ritchie presenting a prize to Edna Kirby Vaughan on stage while a crowd watches at a mill-sponsored event.

Ruth Durham recieves a prize from Frank Richie on stage in front of a crowd

A map of a piece of land in Fries being repurposed, and a propsed alternate location for carrying out the original purpose of the property being sold.

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

A map of surveyed parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company.

A map of a piece of land in Fries being sold by the Washington Mills Company to James E. Robinson Jr.

A map of a surveyed parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company on which the YMCA stands.

A map showing the intended layout for the mill.

A photograph of Billy Funk holding a plaque while a man gives a speech and G.W. "Cobb" Archer and Flash Turner watch.

Walter Johnson and Bill Barker present a plaque to an employee

A textile mill employee stands between two other men, whose heads have been cut out of the picture.

A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.

A letter introducing a new mill employee, sent to the Fries Mill from another mill owned by the Washington Mills Company.

A note from a surveyor hired by the mill

Nancy Reed in front of a calendar

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

A photograph of "Miss Fries High School" of 1978 and two runners-up.

A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Methodist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.

A short missive from the president of Wachovia Loan and Trust Company and the founder and president of Washington Mills Company, Col. Francis H. Fries, thanking the mill superintendent for sending updates about operations. Includes and example of the…

A memo sent to all departments notifying them that the Fries Mill would shut down knitting operations.